{"id":807112,"date":"2020-05-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=382717"},"modified":"2020-05-05T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:00:00","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-if-people-dont-follow-guidelines-well-pay-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/letter-to-the-editor-if-people-dont-follow-guidelines-well-pay-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the editor: If people don\u2019t follow guidelines, we\u2019ll pay for it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"36\">\n<p>I went to Lowe\u2019s Friday for the second non-grocery or post office trip since March 16. Lowe\u2019s parking lot was jampacked as was the building. To everyone\u2019s credit, most were wearing masks of some type.<\/p>\n<p>I went to the post office to pick up our mail via Wildernest Road and Blue River Parkway. I was in heavy traffic.<\/p>\n<p>I then returned home via Ryan Gulch Road. There was a block party of a dozen people in one of the driveways of a known short-term rental property.<\/p>\n<p>On my street at a second home were a couple of guys with two large fishing float boats preparing for a trip.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row sd-donation sd-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I have great empathy for our local business owners and their employees. I fully understand the losses they have suffered and that the road to a new \u201cnormal\u201d will be painful and over a longer period of time than anyone would like. We have tried in our own way to assist through donations and ordering from local restaurant takeout.<\/p>\n<p>But I question the steps to recovery announced by our county health agency as reported in the Summit Daily News. The necessary testing facilities for all residents, or at least all workers, are not in place. This is evidenced by the reported eight positive employees at the Breckenridge City Market. It is painful economically to remain in a stay-at-home status. If we rush to reopen too soon, we risk even worse. We\u2019ll have more deaths and a return to severe social distancing for a longer period than the first.<\/p>\n<p>Is a weekend fishing float trip at your second home or a neighborhood block party a \u201cnecessary\u201d reason to resume \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d? Can Summit County residents afford this cost? We will pay for it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11.256871035941\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-7 pt-3 pb-4 sd-4 pl-4\" readability=\"19.085106382979\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>As a Summit Daily News reader, you make our work possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now more than ever, your financial support is critical to help us keep our communities informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having on our residents and businesses. Every contribution, no matter the size, will make a difference.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Your donation will be used exclusively to support quality, local journalism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickBelow()\">Donate<\/button> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/opinion\/letter-to-the-editor-if-people-dont-follow-guidelines-well-pay-for-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went to Lowe\u2019s Friday for the second non-grocery or post office trip since March 16. Lowe\u2019s parking lot was jampacked as was the building. To everyone\u2019s credit, most were wearing masks of some type. I went to the post office to pick up our mail via Wildernest Road and Blue River Parkway. 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